Chapter 16 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you mean?" "It's given us a representative variety of German cities. First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre." "Yes! Go on!"
Chapter 16 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “"It's given us a representative variety of German cities.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “"It's given us a representative variety of German cities.”
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."”
a person who represents others
From this reading “"It's given us a representative variety of German cities.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “"It's given us a representative variety of German cities.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
a person of German nationality
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on!"
a person who represents others
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading "It's given us a representative variety of German cities.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First we had Hamburg, you know, a great modern commercial centre."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Chapter 16 of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 by William Dean Howells holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 16 holds 154 sentences of Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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